NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit as a Brave, and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night for its sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including 13 by deGrom — but had their five-game winning streak end.At 21, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the second-youngest player with a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Only Mike Trout did it faster than Acuña.Hamilton's grounder off Jeurys Familia (4-2) was just out of reach for diving second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Tyler Flowers to score from third.DeGrom homered and struck out eight straight batters during one dominant stretch, pitching seven innings of one-run ball.Luke Jackson (7-2) pitched two scoreless innings to win. Mark Melancon delivered a 1-2-3 14th to close out the 4 hour, 37-minute game for his fifth save.MARLINS 19, PHILLIES 11MIAMI (AP) — Starlin Castro homered twice... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo walks. Danny Santana called out on strikes. Elvis Andrus singles to left field. Shin-Soo Choo to second. Willie Calhoun homers to center field. Elvis Andrus scores. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nick Solak strikes out swinging. Rougned Odor strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 3, White sox 0.White sox second. James McCann strikes out swinging. Jon Jay grounds out to third base, Logan Forsythe to Danny Santana. Matt Skole walks. Yolmer Sanchez walks. Matt Skole to second. Adam Engel doubles to deep left field. Yolmer Sanchez scores. Matt Skole scores. Leury Garcia grounds out to shortstop, Elvis Andrus to Danny Santana.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 3, White sox 2.White sox fourth. Jon Jay singles to left field. Matt Skole flies out to deep center field to Delino DeShields. Yolmer Sanchez singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Jon Jay scores. Adam Engel strikes out swinging. Leury Garcia doubles to deep right field. Yolmer Sanchez... [More]

White sox second. James McCann doubles to right field. Jon Jay out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman. James McCann to third. Matt Skole out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Willie Calhoun. James McCann scores. Yolmer Sanchez lines out to center field to Delino DeShields.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Rangers 0.White sox third. Adam Engel doubles to left center field. Leury Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman. Adam Engel to third. Tim Anderson singles to right center field. Adam Engel scores. Jose Abreu lines out to right field to Hunter Pence. Yoan Moncada homers to right field. Tim Anderson scores. James McCann homers to left field. Jon Jay singles to third base. Matt Skole pops out to shallow infield to Logan Forsythe.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 5, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Delino DeShields strikes out swinging. Willie Calhoun pops out to Jose Abreu. Elvis Andrus homers to center field. Hunter Pence strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 5, Rangers 1.White sox seventh. Leury Garcia triples to deep right field. Tim Anderson grounds out to third base, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman. Jose Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Delino DeShields. Leury Garcia scores. Yoan Moncada grounds out to shortstop, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 6, Rangers 1.

Twins first. Luis Arraez doubles to deep center field. Jorge Polanco doubles to deep right field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz singles to right center field. Jorge Polanco scores. Eddie Rosario grounds out to second base. Nelson Cruz out at second. Miguel Sano singles to right center field. Marwin Gonzalez called out on strikes.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, White sox 0.White sox third. James McCann called out on strikes. Matt Skole singles to left field. Yolmer Sanchez singles to right field. Matt Skole to second. Leury Garcia flies out to center field to Jake Cave. Ryan Goins singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Yolmer Sanchez to third. Matt Skole scores. Jose Abreu homers to center field. Ryan Goins scores. Yolmer Sanchez scores. Jon Jay reaches on error. Fielding error by Luis Arraez. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to shallow infield, Jorge Polanco to C.J. Cron.4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. White sox 4, Twins 2.White sox seventh. Tim Anderson doubles to left... [More]

White sox first. Leury Garcia triples to deep right field. Tim Anderson grounds out to third base, David Fletcher to Albert Pujols. Leury Garcia scores. Jose Abreu flies out to deep right center field to Brian Goodwin. James McCann grounds out to third base, David Fletcher to Albert Pujols.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Angels 0.Angels second. Brian Goodwin homers to center field. Luis Rengifo grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Wilfredo Tovar grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Max Stassi pops out to shallow center field to Yolmer Sanchez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Angels 1.White sox third. Adam Engel grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Suarez to Luis Rengifo. Leury Garcia called out on strikes. Tim Anderson walks. Jose Abreu singles to left field. Tim Anderson to second. James McCann doubles to deep left field, advances to 3rd. Jose Abreu scores. Tim Anderson scores. Eloy Jimenez homers to center field. James McCann... [More]

Angels first. Brian Goodwin pops out to shallow infield to Jose Abreu. Mike Trout singles to second base. Shohei Ohtani doubles to deep left center field. Mike Trout to third. Justin Upton grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Shohei Ohtani to third. Mike Trout scores. David Fletcher grounds out to second base, Yolmer Sanchez to Jose Abreu.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, White sox 0.Angels third. Max Stassi lines out to second base to Yolmer Sanchez. Brian Goodwin strikes out on a foul tip. Mike Trout homers to center field. Shohei Ohtani singles to right field. Justin Upton grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, White sox 0.White sox fourth. Leury Garcia grounds out to first base to Matt Thaiss. Tim Anderson singles to left field. Jose Abreu homers to center field. Tim Anderson scores. James McCann strikes out swinging. Eloy Jimenez lines out to deep center field to Mike Trout.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts hit three home runs against James Paxton during the first four innings Friday night in the Boston Red Sox's 10-5 victory over the New York Yankees, whose starting pitchers have stumbled this week in historic fashion.Betts homered on Paxton's eighth pitch in a three-run first that included J.D. Martinez's two-run homer, went deep again leading off the third for a 4-0 lead and hit a two-run drive in the fourth for a 7-0 advantage.Betts added an RBI double in the sixth off David Hale to give him five RBIs and grounded out in the eighth. With his fifth career three-homer game, Betts raised his season total to 18 homers.Batters have had three-homer games on four straight days for the first time in big league history. Betts followed the New York Mets' Robinson Canó, St. Louis' Paul DeJong and Minnesota's Nelson Cruz.Andrew Cashner (10-5), coming off losses in his first two starts after Boston acquired him from Baltimore, allowed three runs and 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings.Martinez... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts hit three home runs against James Paxton during the first four innings Friday night in the Boston Red Sox's 10-5 victory over the New York Yankees, whose starting pitchers have stumbled this week in historic fashion.Betts homered on Paxton's eighth pitch in a three-run first that included J.D. Martinez's two-run homer, went deep again leading off the third for a 4-0 lead and hit a two-run drive in the fourth for a 7-0 advantage.Betts added an RBI double in the sixth off David Hale to give him five RBIs and grounded out in the eighth. With his fifth career three-homer game, Betts raised his season total to 18 homers.Batters have had three-homer games on four straight days for the first time in big league history. Betts followed the New York Mets' Robinson Canó, St. Louis' Paul DeJong and Minnesota's Nelson Cruz.Andrew Cashner (10-5), coming off losses in his first two starts after Boston acquired him from Baltimore, allowed three runs and 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings.Martinez... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland ace Corey Kluber broke his right forearm when he was hit by a line drive during the Indians' 4-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.Kluber (2-3) was struck by Brian Anderson's comebacker in the fifth inning. The Indians said he will be re-evaluated in Cleveland on Thursday.The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner allowed eight hits and three runs in 4 2/3 innings, which left his ERA at 5.80.Caleb Smith (3-0) struck out eight in seven innings, helping Miami stop a four-game slide. He allowed one run on Roberto Perez's third homer in the third inning.Cleveland's Carlos Santana homered in the ninth off Sergio Romo, who regrouped to earn his fifth save.DIAMONDBACKS 3, YANKEES 2PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte homered, Merrill Kelly won his first start against New York and Arizona swept a two-game series.The Yankees dropped to 0-5 this year against teams that currently have winning records and is 17-8 against clubs that started the day under .500.Kelly (3-2)... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox rookie Eloy Jiménez has left their game against Detroit with a sprained right ankle.Jiménez, one of baseball's top prospects, got hurt when he jumped into the wall in left while trying to catch Grayson Greiner's two-run homer in the third inning. Jiménez's right foot appeared to get caught in the padding on the wall and he crumpled onto the warning track.The 22-year-old Jiménez remained down for a couple minutes Friday, and then walked off the field with a trainer. X-rays were negative, and the team said he will be re-evaluated on Saturday.Leury García moved from center field to left, and Adam Engel came in to play center.Jiménez was activated from the bereavement list on Friday. He had returned home to the Dominican Republic following the death of his grandmother.Jiménez singled in the second inning. He began the day with a .231 batting average, three homers and eight RBIs in 20 games.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CHICAGO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach homered twice, hit a bases-clearing double and set a career high with six RBIs, helping the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5 Sunday to extend the best start in club history at 9-2.Edwin Encarnación had a two-run homer and three hits for the Mariners, who have the AL's best record. Seattle has homered in each of its first 11 games to extend a franchise record and leads the major leagues with 26.Tim Anderson doubled among his four hits for the White Sox, who have lost five of eight. Adam Engel hit a solo shot off Matt Festa, who gave up three runs in the seventh.Wade LeBlanc (2-0) allowed six runs and six hits in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk.Vogelbach drove a two-run home run halfway up the right-field seats in the fifth and hit a solo shot in the ninth for his first career multihomer game.Seattle outscored the White Sox 29-17 in winning two of three and has scored five or more runs 10 times.Vogelbach hit a bases-clearing double... [More]

The Cleveland Indians already were dealing with a depleted infield when Jose Ramirez took a most damaging swing.A two-time All-Star third baseman, Ramirez bruised his left knee when he fouled a ball off his leg Sunday in a spring training game. His status for opening day was uncertain.X-rays were negative. The Indians said Ramirez will remain in Arizona, and that it will be determined later whether he can play Thursday when the AL Central champions open at Minnesota.Ramirez was carted from the field after getting hurt against the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland's final Cactus League exhibition. He wasn't able to put any pressure on his leg as manager Terry Francona and a trainer helped him onto the cart.The 26-year-old Ramirez hit 39 home runs with 105 RBIs while batting .270 and stealing 34 bases last season. He has finished third in AL MVP voting in each of the last two seasons.Star shortstop Francisco Lindor is starting the season on the injured list and second baseman Jason Kipnis is... [More]

The Cleveland Indians already were dealing with a depleted infield when Jose Ramirez took a most damaging swing.A two-time All-Star third baseman, Ramirez bruised his left knee when he fouled a ball off his leg Sunday in a spring training game. His status for opening day was uncertain.X-rays were negative. The Indians said Ramirez will remain in Arizona, and that it will be determined later whether he can play Thursday when the AL Central champions open at Minnesota.Ramirez was carted from the field after getting hurt against the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland's final Cactus League exhibition. He wasn't able to put any pressure on his leg as manager Terry Francona and a trainer helped him onto the cart.The 26-year-old Ramirez hit 39 home runs with 105 RBIs while batting .270 and stealing 34 bases last season. He has finished third in AL MVP voting in each of the last two seasons.Star shortstop Francisco Lindor is starting the season on the injured list and second baseman Jason Kipnis is... [More]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs in the infield with the Pittsburgh Pirates.General manager Neal Huntington said Monday that Kang has beaten out Colin Moran at third base and Erik Gonzalez has won the shortstop competition over Kevin Newman."It was not an easy decision because all four guys, in their own way, had legitimate claims to be the regular," Huntington said.Kang is just 5 for 28 (.185) with 13 strikeouts this spring but all five hits have been solo home runs. Moran was 6 for 28 (.214) with a double and a homer through the weekend.Moran, however, had committed four errors while Kang had two."The power has been real," manager Clint Hurdle said of Kang. "It's spring training, but it's five homers. We don't have anybody else that's hit five homers."Kang missed the entire 2017 season and the beginning of 2018 because he was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea following a third DUI arrest. He then underwent wrist... [More]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs in the infield with the Pittsburgh Pirates.General manager Neal Huntington said Monday that Kang has beaten out Colin Moran at third base and Erik Gonzalez has won the shortstop competition over Kevin Newman."It was not an easy decision because all four guys, in their own way, had legitimate claims to be the regular," Huntington said.Kang is just 5 for 28 (.185) with 13 strikeouts this spring but all five hits have been solo home runs. Moran was 6 for 28 (.214) with a double and a homer through the weekend.Moran, however, had committed four errors while Kang had two."The power has been real," manager Clint Hurdle said of Kang. "It's spring training, but it's five homers. We don't have anybody else that's hit five homers."Kang missed the entire 2017 season and the beginning of 2018 because he was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea following a third DUI arrest. He then underwent wrist... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox say they have a strong pitch for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. Just don't expect them to sign both star sluggers.General manager Rick Hahn doused that idea Saturday, saying the White Sox aren't likely to get both premier free agents due to concerns about future payroll flexibility."These are obviously not the last two free agents that we intend to add in the future," Hahn said at the team's annual fan convention. "Having two commitments of the magnitude they're gonna require on the same roster probably limits your flexibility and might not be the strongest move for us long term."The White Sox have six straight losing seasons. They went 62-100 last year — the most losses for them since the 1970 team dropped a franchise-record 106.What they're selling is hope, that they're poised to turn the corner. Adding a star in his prime at age 26, whether it's Machado or Harper, could accelerate the rebuild. That's been the pitch to the offseason's two biggest... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Shortly after their playoff spot was assured, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Albert Almora Jr.'s single with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday night.The NL Central-leading Cubs clinched their fourth straight postseason appearance when Milwaukee beat St. Louis. The Brewers, who sealed a playoff slot with their win, are a half-game behind Chicago. One of them will win the NL Central, the other will play in the NL wild-card game.After Pittsburgh tied it in the ninth on a two-out, two-run double by Starling Marte, the Cubs bounced back to win. Ian Happ led off the 10th with a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Terrance Gore. Mike Freeman's sacrifice moved up Gore, and he took third on a groundout. Almora singled to left on an 0-2 pitch from Richard Rodriguez (4-3).Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs for the Cubs. Javier Baez singled for his NL-leading 111th RBI as the Cubs won after blowing a five-run lead. Star third baseman Kris Bryant... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Shortly after their playoff spot was assured, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Albert Almora Jr.'s single with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday night.The NL Central-leading Cubs clinched their fourth straight postseason appearance when Milwaukee beat St. Louis. The Brewers, who sealed a playoff slot with their win, are a half-game behind Chicago. One of them will win the NL Central, the other will play in the NL wild-card game.After Pittsburgh tied it in the ninth on a two-out, two-run double by Starling Marte, the Cubs bounced back to win. Ian Happ led off the 10th with a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Terrance Gore. Mike Freeman's sacrifice moved up Gore, and he took third on a groundout. Almora singled to left on an 0-2 pitch from Richard Rodriguez (4-3).Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs for the Cubs. Javier Baez singled for his NL-leading 111th RBI as the Cubs won after blowing a five-run lead. Star third baseman Kris Bryant... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first playoff spot since 2011 by ensuring at least a spot in the NL wild-card game, helped Wednesday night when a rookie St. Louis pinch-runner fell on his way to the plate in a 2-1 victory over the contending Cardinals.The Chicago Cubs also sealed a postseason berth because of the Cardinals' loss.Jhoulys Chacin pitched five shutout innings and Travis Shaw hit a pair of RBI singles as the Brewers completed a three-game sweep.The Cardinals missed a big chance to tie it in the eighth inning. Matt Carpenter walked and was lifted for pinch-runner Adolis Garcia. Jose Martinez then hit a slow roller to third baseman Mike Moustakas, who threw wildly to first. Garcia was waved home but fell halfway to the plate, allowing second baseman Hernan Perez to easily throw him out to end the inning.Chacin (15-8), who had lost his last three decisions, gave up one run on just one hit over five innings. Xavier Cedeno, Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader and Jeremy... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander drew several big cheers and pitched seven sharp innings in his return to Comerica Park while leading the Houston Astros over the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday night.Verlander struck out 10 in his first game in Detroit since being traded to Houston in August 2017. The World Series champion Astros opened a three-game lead over Oakland atop the AL West.Verlander (15-9) made his major league debut with Detroit in 2005 and ranks among the top 10 on several of the team's career pitching lists.The 35-year-old righty received a long standing ovation after a video tribute was played as he walked in from the bullpen, and another when he came out to warm up for the first inning. Both times, he tipped his cap and waved to the crowd.Verlander allowed two runs on six hits and one walk, improving to 98-50 at Comerica Park. Max Scherzer is second in career wins at the stadium with 46, while Jordan Zimmermann leads current Tigers with 14.The Tigers put two runners on in the seventh,... [More]